Coast Mountain Bus Company route 301 'Newton Exchange / Brighouse Station'
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Service Area | Surrey Delta Richmond | |
Termini | Newton Exchange Richmond–Brighouse Station | |
Operations | Richmond Transit Centre | |
Vehicles | ADL Enviro500 ![]() NFI XD40 ![]() Nova Bus LFS ![]() Nova Bus LFS Suburban ![]() Orion V ![]() | |
Branches | 301 Newton Exchange Express 301 Brighouse Station Express | |
* Rare occasions in the event of a bus shortage |
301 Newton Exchange/Brighouse Station is a bus route operated by Coast Mountain Bus Company in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Route Details
This is an east-west express route connecting Richmond–Brighouse Station and Newton Exchange in Surrey. Service runs daily every 30 minutes, increasing to every 15 minutes during peak hours.
Eastbound trips depart Richmond–Brighouse Station from Saba Road & No. 3 Road heading east on Saba Road, north on Buswell Street, east on Westminster Highway, north onto Garden City Road to access Alderbridge Way heading east and then Highway 91 where Alderbridge meets Shell Road. It continues east on Highway 91 taking the Westminster Highway exit and making a stop before returning back onto Highway 91 and across the Annacis Channel, where it takes the Cliveden Avenue exit and makes another stop before returning onto Highway 91 and across the Alex Fraser Bridge. It takes the Nordel Way exit and heads east on Nordel, then east on 84 Avenue, south on Scott Road, and east on 74 Avenue to Scottsdale Exchange. Continuing from Scottsdale Exchange, the route heads east on 74 Avenue, south on 122 Street, east on 72 Avenue, and south on 136B Street, east on 71A Avenue to Newton Exchange.
Westbound trips depart Newton Exchange heading east on 71A Avenue, north on 137 Street, west on 72 Avenue, north on 122 Street, west on 74 Avenue to Scottsdale Exchange. Continuing from Scottsdale Exchange, the route continues west on 74 Avenue, north on Scott Road, west on 84 Avenue, west on Nordel Way, taking Highway 91 heading north across the Alex Fraser Bridge and taking the Cliveden Avenue exit to make a stop. The route returns onto Highway 91 and crosses the Annacis Channel and takes the Westminster Highway exit to make a stop, then returns onto Highway 91 heading west becoming Alderbridge Way, south on Garden City Road, west on Westminster Highway, south on No. 3 Road, and east on Saba Road to its terminus.
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Points of Interest
Richmond–Brighouse Station (Bay 6)
- Richmond Centre
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University – Richmond and Surrey campuses
- Alex Fraser Bridge
- North Delta Park
- Scott 72 Centre
- Scottsdale Exchange (Bay 5 – Newton Exchange) (Bay 8 – Brighouse Station)
- Strawberry Hill Mall
Newton Exchange (Bay 10)
History
- September 2004 - Service introduced connecting Airport Station and Newton Exchange[1]
- December 2005 - Western terminus relocated to Richmond Centre from Airport Station and stopping procedures revised to pickup/drop-off allowed at all stops. Service on No. 3 Road north of Richmond Centre discontinued[2]
- September 2009 - Sunday service introduced[3][4]
- October 2009 - Bus bays relocated at Richmond–Brighouse Station; placement moved from former Bay 5 to Bay 1[5]
- April 2011 - Due to low ridership, service after 8 p.m. on weekends discontinued[6]
- April 2012 - Orion V coaches introduced to the route for added passenger comfort[7]
- May 2017 - Weekend service proposed to be increased and a new stop at No. 4 Road & Alderbridge Way proposed[8]
- April 2019 - Brighouse Station terminus revised from Anderson Road & No. 3 Road to Saba Road & No. 3 Road to improve service reliability and remove redundancy in layover routing following feedback from residents and operators
- September 2019 - Operations moved from Surrey Transit Centre to Richmond Transit Centre in preparation for the introduction of Alexander Dennis Enviro500 double-decker buses
- November 2019 - Double-decker buses introduced
- December 2019 - Eastbound routing at Brighouse Station revised to go via Saba, Buswell, and Westminster instead of Saba, Buswell, Cook, No. 3, Westminster
- September 2021 - COVID-19 service adjustment: Peak hour service reduced from every 8–12 minutes to every 15 minutes
References
- ↑ The Buzzer September 3, 2004 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 02-10-2014
- ↑ The Buzzer November 25, 2005 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 04-12-2009
- ↑ The Buzzer September 4, 2009 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 11-10-2014
- ↑ TransLink rolls out new NightBus service and expands other transit services in September, translink.ca, retrieved 3-10-2009
- ↑ The Buzzer October 2009 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 03-10-09
- ↑ The Buzzer April 1. 2011 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 28-12-2017
- ↑ The Buzzer April 14, 2012 Issue, translink.ca, retrieved 07-06-19
- ↑ Southwest Area Transport Plan Appendix D translink.ca, retrieved 29-05-2021